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Title: Walther Schevenels papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1986
Collection Number: 77056
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In French and English
Physical Description:
19 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box
(8.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, speeches, writings, notes, bulletins, interviews, pamphlets, clippings, and printed matter, relating
to European and international trade unions, the labor movement in Europe, communism in the labor movement, and the post-World
War II European Recovery Program.
Creator:
Schevenels, Walther, 1894-
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.
[Identification of item], Walther Schevenels Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1894 November 11 | Born, Belgium |
| 1921-1924 | Secretary, Federation of Metalworkers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1924 | General Secretary, Provincial Federation of Metalworkers, Antwerp |
| 1924-1929 | Lecturer, National Labor College, Uccle-Brussels and Popular University Extension, Antwerp |
| 1925 | Executive member, Socialist Party; Honorary Director, Cooperative Union, Antwerp; Secretary, Provincial Parliament, Antwerp |
| 1929-1930 | Assistant General Secretary, International Federation of Trade Unions, Amsterdam |
| 1930-1945 | General Secretary, International Federation of Trade Unions, Amsterdam, Paris, London |
| 1945-1949 | Assistant General Secretary, World Federation of Trade Unions, Paris. Resigns in dispute with Communists, 1949 |
| 1949-1951 | Secretary, Trade Union Advisory Committee for the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) |
| 1951-1966 | General Secretary, European Regional Organization of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Brussels |
| 1924 | Author, Summarized Technology of Metal Industry and Trade Union Administration |
| 1926 | Author, Elementary Economic Principles |
| 1956 | Author, Forty-five Years: International Federation of Trade Unions |
| 1966 March 6 | Died, Brussels |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Europe
Labor unions
Labor unions and communism
Labor movement -- Europe
Labor unions -- Europe
Labour and Socialist International
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
International Federation of Trade Unions
World Federation of Trade Unions